The Sideline NIL ReportKentucky Football
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JacQai Long
QB · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 2" · 203 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Hurricane, WV
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Sideline market estimate
$387K
Kentucky sideline stock
JacQai Long
QB · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 2" · 203 lbs · 3★ recruit
From Hurricane, WV
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Sideline market estimate
$387K
Kentucky sideline stock
QB · Sophomore · #16 · 6' 2" · 203 lbs
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Latest source check Aug 21, 2026
Position
Quarterback
Class
Sophomore
Jersey
#16
Height
6' 2"
Weight
203 lbs
Hometown
From Hurricane, WV
Sideline market estimate
$387K
Best current Sideline estimate based on role, roster, recruiting, current market evidence, and school-pool reconciliation.
Pool-accounting allocation: $616K
Confidence meter
Watchlist confidenceWe have enough context to frame the range, but not enough sourced detail to call it tight.
JacQai Long is a 6' 2" 203 lbs Sophomore Quarterback for Kentucky and is listed by ESPN from Hurricane, WV. The Sideline places the player 20th within the current Kentucky football roster. The $387K headline is The Sideline's best current estimate and $616K is the allocation used to reconcile the sport pool.
Pool share by sport
2.5%
Football pool: $24.4M
Pool share of school
1.3%
Kentucky roster market: $46.75M
Roster dollars tracked
$24.4M
Kentucky Football pool-accounting sum
Coverage hits
0
No fresh NIL chatter found
Hurricane, WV
Roster status
Active
Current listing
Kentucky Wildcats
Recruit rating
3-star
Recruiting profile
3-star / No. 1811 nationally
Rating: 0.8411
High school: Hurricane
From: Hurricane, WV
Class: 2024 / QB
Transfer history
Marshall to Kentucky
2026 portal cycle / Jan 12, 2026 / Immediate
Sideline Data Desk
Quarterbacks receive the strongest football premium because role scarcity, weekly visibility, and offensive control compound their market value. For JacQai Long, the current roster role, class, recruiting signal, program market, and available market evidence produce a $387K headline case.
The visible base estimate is $387K. The pool-accounting allocation is $616K, equal to about 2.5% of the Kentucky football market. The player ranks 20th on that roster.
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